Political Turmoil in Jackson Parish Louisiana in 1875
Observer reports accusations of intimidation to bar a member from the Legislature, detailing arrests and abuses by U S officials during the Kellogg reconstruction era. The piece condemns Republican overreach, praises local white voters, and calls for protection under a just government. It notes fear, arrests, and pardons amid ongoing postwar political conflict.
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Louisiana
Jackson Parish
New York
United States
Benedict Arnold
Republican Party
Trimble
11Th Judicial District
Senate
Onrce
Gen. Kellogg
Returning Board
New Orleans
North
Saving is Wealth and a Call to Start Now
An urging to youth and workers to begin saving immediately to build wealth. Emphasizes small daily deposits in a savings bank, parental guidance for children, and controlling extravagant spending to secure independence and a comfortable home. Warns against a future of poverty and a moneyed aristocracy if savings are neglected.
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Fountain Beach
Hendricks favored for 1876 Democratic nomination from West
The Albany Ledger-Standard argues the Democratic standard bearer in 1876 should come from the West, praising Indiana Governor Thomas A. Hendricks for his statecraft, integrity, and broad appeal. It cautions against demagoguery, asserts Hendricks would unite North South East and West, and predicts a decisive victory if nominated.
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Democratic Party
Alleghany Mountains
Tou
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Ilo
Hendricks
Northwest
Great West
South
Democracy
Wabash Drainage Sparks Canal Debate and Lake Michigan Link
The Terre Haute Journal argues that Wabash river decline results largely from draining Indiana’s Great Black Swamp. The swamp fed the Wabash, but private drainage now dumps waters into the Maumee. Congress funded a Lake Michigan to Wabash survey to explore a canal, which could alter water supply and even impact Chicago and Indianapolis rivalry.
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The
Terre Haute Journal
Indiana
Ohio
Maumee
Congress
Lake Michigan
Lafayette
Lakes
Gulf
Linke Michigan
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
A Treatise on Appetite and Diet in Warm Weather
Health advisers urge balanced eating, praising vegetables and fruit as cooling and restorative. They defend hearty appetites for beef and mutton for brain and body, arguing dining should be social and enjoyable, not a dreary duty, even in heat.
Useful household tips from Ohio Farmer column
The excerpt lists various remedies and tips including castor oil for leather, cream of tartar for kid gloves, cyanide of potassium as an insect poison, mustard seed to preserve cider, oil and ink for cleaning, freckle remedies from sour milk and horseradish, geranium leaves for wounds, and charcoal powder to remove smells from vessels, plus a few brief headings about tea gossipers and drapery.
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Ohio
Americans in London Grow Distant from Home and Hopes
London corresp says the number of Americans residing in London has risen but they cluster away from each other and away from British life. They prefer English social circles, fear American schooling, worry for their homeland, and mock President Grant while lamenting U S prospects.
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London
Paris
West
Southwest
Northwest
Surrey
Charing Cross
Bayswater
Kensington
Chelsea
Brompton Highgate
Islington
New York
Boston
Republic
Grant
South
London Cor
N. Y. Herald
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the Register
C. W. Slater
New Harmony
Wabash River
Ashen States
Exqsteen
West Third Street
Cincinnati
Little Chain
Warrick’s Ripple
F. Stern
C. B
Mount Carmel
W. HE. Mereiut
U.S. Eng. Corps
Regist
Albany Ledger-Standard
T. T
Yankees
Crawford
Scheldt
C. A. Parke
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Chantes H. Crawford
Chicago, Ill
Anna M. Settzner
Union Hall
Jay
Union Sfall
Peaychildren
Posey County
George W. Elder
Edward Homer
Notte
Suganah Chaffin
Lycurgus Chaffin
Harriet C. Graves
N. S. Graves
Louisa M. Malone
Alex. Malone
Laura Rowe
State of
Court House
Mount Vernon
William Nelson
W. H. Wairworrtna
D. C
Prichard
Pitt
Atty
Posey County Agricultural Society
Board of County Commissioners
Range 18 Weat
W. E. Thrall
Posey Co. Ag. Sociery
Ames
Spear and
Jackson & Disston
Coopers
Barton
Cooper Tools
Columbus
Evansville
Bengal, Johnson, Pipes, Brokhahnes
Wade & Butcher’s
C. Bas
Fred. P. Straub & CO
Main Street
John RB. Robson
L. Pelham
Adm.r
Ile
Charles Kimmerling
Kimmerling & Brooks
Church and Tavern
Aplo
Peter Heckman
Tavern Streets
Henry Schafer
Aplo Joseph Pisely
Board of Commissioners
Main and Tavern Streets
Charles D. Elliott
Amelia Defur
Hugh Brownlee
Mary F. Brownlee
Posey Circuit Court
Sas
Tle Nelson
Wrench
H. Prichard
Pif
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